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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
The Fool Killer Badly Needed.

Last evening. during the performance at
the Grand, while Rhea and Forrest were
playing together in one Of the most inter-
esting situations in Fairy Fingers" q
paper arrow shot from the gallery to the
stage between the two gifted performers.
1t glanced within an ace Of the artistic, and
Mr.. Forrest, who was addressing her,
stopped short, and looking in the direction
from whence the insult came, said if that
piece of scoundrelism was repeated he would
go up to the gallery himself and give
the cur that had SO little idea Of common
decency a lesson he would remember for the
balance of his existence. Intense jndiena-
zion pervaded everyone present at the
s~coundrelly act. Nobody but q wanton
fool, filter for The asylum at Warm Springs
than to be at large, would interrupt such
an artistic performance as was then in pro-
gress by such idiocy. Several gentle
men have spoken OF being an
noyed by peIlet-throwing from the
gallery during the progress of the perform
ance as long g as during the Bijou Opera
Company engagement here and since. It is
to be hoped that, the subject being 80
openly taken cognizance of as it was last
night. the management will take steps to
detect and suppress the outrageous imposi-
ton or the fool-killer will have to take q
hand and relieve Butte of the nuisance.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
NEWS X

At Boulder, railroad construction both
on the Northern Pacific and Montana Cen.
tral is being rapidly pushed. A depot and
water tank are in course OF construction by
the first named road and great progress
Is being made. The grading is all finished
and a single-span bridge lust On the out
skirts OF Boulder il being erected. Track
laying is within three miles OF the town
The Montana Central is also making great
progress. At Boulder the two roads are
only fifty feet apart, and they cross each
other several times between Boulder and
BUTTE. A new road is being surveyed
through that section and the surveying
party are very mysterious about their Oh
!ect. The town itself is booming. The two
hotels there are reported to do more bus''
ness than all the Butte hotels together
the price OF town lots is advancing.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

The unealled for criticisms of q faction of
the Iowa Grand Army in Iowa, in regard
to the Presidents visit to st. Louis has
led him to change his plans in so far as they
were made, and to revoke his resolutionto
visit the West this year. This is to be re-
GREETED, - q visit from the President would
tend to better our condition in that it
would give him some adequate conception
Of our and development. No
man, whatever may be his information.
can grasp the greatness and the grandeur
of the West without seeing it for
himself. Therefore We had hoped
that the President would make the %
and not trust to his heads of departments
and their agents. The heads Of depart
ments themselves would do we'll to
take the trip here. They, too, have
much 10 earn which can only be learned
from personal observation. Experience
has shown hat the agents they employ do
not meet the requirements Of tho country
in their reports. The m~alcontents In
Iowa should be satisfied with the mischief
have wrought, and doubtless are.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

With Walter o. Dryer al editor and
Jere Collins as business manager of the
Great Falls Tribune, The MINER feels sure
that the paper will be SO improved as to
be in advance even of that prosperous and
promising community. Mr.. Collins has
made a splendid paper of the River Press
fer years. and his loss will be sorely felt in
that thrifty community. We hope and ex.
pect however that the River Press will keep
to the front. Montana has a very creditable
press throughout and owes much of her
success to her newspapers, who widely pro-
claim her resources and her development.
They have done more than any other one
factor to promote the territorial prosper
ity and are entitled to the consideration
of better support than they have hereto.
fore had,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

The investigation now in progress into
the management of the Board Of Charities
and Corrections, in New York, makes a
startling showing. Patients are subjected
to all sorts OF indignities, some OF them
brutal in the extreme, such as being kicked.
cboked and crushed. As the New York
Journal graphically heads the report ofthe
evidence, the patients are literally starved
and slain" The food furnished. instead
Of being wholesome and especially adapted
to such patients, is said to be of the poor
est that could be provided and not tolera-
BILE to q healthy person. The investigation
so far has disclosed such an attrocious
condition OF affairs as to call for a change
of arrangements without waiting for fur
ther testimony. A swift suspension OF the
managers and attendants might save much
suffering. Nothing short of a revolution
will purify those places. The only surprise
ia that such a state of affairs could have
existed so long in that centre of our Amer
lean civilization. Even the wild West"
would have found it out long ago and
visited the offenders with its wrath. The
sprightly little Morning Journal appears to
made the original discoveries in the
New York cases.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
PUBLISHED eEln-WEEKLY By q
The Miner Publishing Company.
MATT. W. ANDERSON Manager.
J. q. DICKERSON, Editor

We would invite the attention Of those
who would make it appear that the repub-
lie 10 not liberal with it's defenders, to the
fact that seventy. -four million dollars were
paid in pensions during the fiscal year
which ended June 80. The number OF
claims allowed during the year was 112..
$40 more than in any year since the war,
excepting 1866. During the last fiscal
year 1856 800 claims Tor pensions we're re-
ceived, and 1880 were allowed. There
were 55 1914 original claims allowed, exceed
ing last years work by 5,117. During
the fiscal year 1894. 331 letters were re-
ceived and 1,792,O 52 sent in reply. This is
apart, OF conrse, from the record work OF
the Office. The average force employed per
month in the Office was ], $50. The really
available working force was 1,472 clerks
for the year, the smallest that has been
employed in the Office since 1888. This
shows an increase in the volume Of the
business and q decrease in the work
ing force OF the office, both a
patriotic and an economical improvement
in the administration OF that great de-
partment of the government. The soldiers
OF the republic suffering from disabilities
as a result OF their patriotic devotions to
their country, are entitled to these vast
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

The funny features OF the Queens jubilee
are just coming to light through the ruthless
regulators of society. the Sunday newspa-
pers which are so largely devoted to social
criticisms. Vanity Fair tells OF the embar-
assmen Queen Kapiolani caused royalty
by her presence; the princely visiting snobs
refused to be parties to her entertainments;
the King of Saxony fatty refused to take
her to dinner at Buckingham palace and it
fell to the lot OF the Duke OF Edinburg to do
donors to Hawai's queen which he did with
the grace OF gentleman who is assigned to
perform an unpleasant duty. 1t is safe to
say that Kapiolani has as red blood in her
veins and doubtless richer blood than
many OF the royal specters that sat at that
feast.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

It seems to be generally conceded that
the court of last resort must eventually
wrestle with the nitric Acies of the long
and the s%hort-haul sections of the Inter-
State Commerce law. And Judge Deadly,
Of Oregon, may have the honor OF having
passed upon the test case in advance OF
his brethren on the bench. In the mean
time the transcontinental lines are likely
to interpret the ambiguous act to suit
themselves. They could hardly be cen.
sured for sach q course.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
The Osborne Divorce.

A divorce case of interest in Thespian
circles was decided yesterday. Mrs. Fanny
Osborne was granted a decree absolute
from her husband Harry Osborne. The
did not appear and the decree was
made absolute. Mrs. Osborne was given
custody OF their child. Katie, a bright little
woman OF about z years OF age. The
couple had been married thirteen wears
and came to Butte with their dramatic
company about two years ago. Soon
after their arrival the company disbanded,
Osborne opened the Green Room under
the Grand Opera House a little over a year
ago. Two ill-paired actors in LIES drama
have been separated by this decree and left
to take their different courses unimpeded
by legal ties. Harry says he will 20 out
into the Territory selling his book and
giving humorous readings, while Mrs. o.
borne (now Roach) will continue in bust.
ness on West Park street at the Newport,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
THE ~PHILIPsBURG RACEe,

PH1L1PsRURG, July 5.-[Special Core
s%pondence to The Miner].-The three DAYS
racing which closed yesterday was the
most notable event OF the kind that ever
occurred at this place. The surrounding
country was fully represented, the attend
ance large and the betting spirited. MANY
prominent sports from Butte, Anaconda,
and Deer Lodge were noticed upon the
grounds. all with huge rolls of qreenbacks
ready and anxious to back their favorites.
Jack Dowd, OF Butte, was among them
n as the result showed be knew what he
vas about as. his horse, Joe Bowers
showed a clean pair of heels to all his
competitors. Joe Bowers is.a daisy and
OF the boys fell by the box by ex-
nlDltlng more pluck than discretion in
putting up their money against him. The
following is a summary OF the races:
SATURDAYS RACE
was halt mile heats, best two in three for i.
purs of $500. The entries were Joe Rowers
Pride OF the Dell and Hunter. The latter
was the ~favorite at the pool box and when
the auctioneer called the last number
$4,000 had been stored away beneath the
I'D. Joe Bowers won the race and money
IN two straight heats: best time 81.
SUNDAYS RACE.
Running. one mile dash, purse $3.50. En-.
tries. Joe Bowers, Dom Pedro and Pride y,
The Dell. Joe Bowers took the race and
money handily amid the widest ~e,c;to.
MONDAYS RACES.
First race, one-fourth mile dash for
PURSE OF $3.50. Entries: Sock Eve T.du
[hemas and Queen OF the West. This w.s
N exciting race and closely contested Int
ne Lady proved TO be the best horse and
ook the race and the Doodle.
second race, one mile dash, for sodd,.
lorsee' purse 5000. There were seven on.
RES Tor this race which " as won by Pnrdu
,wned by Col. j. {. C. Thornton Of Rntts
MS race closed the meeting which was tha
n0st exciting and successful that has ouae
~ken place in this county.
BUT THE GREAT EVENT |,
the one which creates the most ;n+..a.
is the match race to come ot
d 1ne 18th inst. between Jack Dowa
wned by Col. Thornton Of Rut+o 49,.
arner, owned by Hammond of this n,anN !
'r q side. One half of 1ba p,ace' !
already up; and the balance will my
2 on the ev.nine before thr rnra u 2 ,
cfsss 49, !. sss'ss e~r.'aias, ss ~, -. ness ,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

A faithiul doe - . T. maa,s bssi
friend, but Ike other friends no may some
times iniurs hisirisndb BY bsingovsr 4salous.
This was conspicuously the - With the
late Mr.. Shosnausf.o Of ulsadai1s Hho lott
his life becauss'h his dog ran awlyaTescaiDs
party when his building eas b6rnins. The
theory IL also entertained that the build
ing was burned by the dogs upsstting .
lamp in the room where the Inflated man
alAnt
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

Although we had expected a larger at.
tendance at the tournament, especially
from Helena and Bozeman, the shoot will
be a success. As it was, Helena and Boze.
man had to combine to get a team. Last
night the forces were very materially
STRENGTHENED by the arrival of four members
from Missoula and one from Dillon. So it
may be assumed that the shoot will be
much more spirited than yesterday. We
trust that everything possible will be done
to make it pleasant for the gentlemen who
are now grazing our city with their very
agreeable presence.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

Detectives come high, but it seems some
people feel that they must have them at
all hazards, even il they won't pay them
after the service is rendered. as in the case of
Glyndon, whose town authorities had full
power to order the detectives to look up
cases OF incendiarism, but no power what
ever to pay them. So Thiel's agencies
Of st. Paul and st. Louis are suing the
corporation for $500 alleged t o be due
them. And they will ever pray as they
have always preyed, with all Of their cum
ming and skill.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

As this will be the iast appearance of
Rhea for this engagement, we hope the PEG.
pie of Butte who appreciate amusements
of the higher class will give this truly great
artist the reception that her genius com.
mands in the principal cities of the coun-
trv
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
THE LAST RITES.
Impressive and Affecting Scenes 1t the
Funeral of the Late Abram Sands in
Denver Yesterday Afternoon.

Impressive and Affecting Scenes ut ths
Funeral of the Late Abram Sands in
Denver Yesterday Afternoon.
DENVER. Col, June 6.-[Special to The
Sands WAS held in the Temple Emanuel in
this city at 5 O'Clock this afternoon.
There wal a large concourse OF people in
attendance. The services were conducted
by the Rabbi. Rev. Bendu De Sofia. d.
Prayers and other exercises were held and
DR.. De Sofia paid an eloquent tribute to
the worth of Mr.. Sands as O. man ands
citizen. Rev. Thomas. pastor OF
Trinity Church. Unitarian, Congressman
g. G. Symmes, Hon. Henry C. Dillon
were at the funeral. All the prominet mem.
bers of the L. o. B. B: and other Jewish
organizations were also present. The Den.
yer Brewing Company, OF which Mr.. Sands
was president, was largely represented at
the funeral.
THE PALL-BEARERs
we're made mp of half Jewish people
and about half members OF other races.
The names OF the pail bearers were Henry
Frankie, Jacob Herscher. B. Wisebait.
John Walker, DR.. Robbing. Fred Bruesger.
man and Ed. S. Reman. The Independent
Order of B'rin Birth attended the services
in a body. The floral tributes included 8
broken column from the Temple Emanuel
congregation bearing the motto Our
President" b beautiful pillow of flowers
from the L. o. B. B. and another benutifui
pillow OF flowers from the Denver Brewing
COMPANY. At least
ONE HUNDRED CARRIAGES
followed the remains to the Denver GENE.
terry. The grief manifested 1T the funeral
was very affecting and sincere and all the
last letters received by the family from Nj.
Sands we're written in a natural easy
cheerful strain and there wal no indication
in them Of the mental cloud that evidently
darkened the closing days OF Mr.. Sands
life.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

1t il singular that the awful mortality
among the Chinese along the Snake river
camps in Idaho should first be distributed
the news centers of the Pacific via St.
Paul. 1t is perhaps a v~eri6cation of the
adage go away from home to hear
tho news" II there vas any truth in the
report the entsrprising coroners in the
counties along the Snake would have
rounded up the CELESTIAL stiffs for the fees.
The fact is the story is highly improb-
able, the silly babble Of some eastern
sensationalist who couldn't discriminate
between a dead Chinaman in the water
and q spawning salmon.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

The Miner gives the first news in the west
tween Carkeek and Pearce at Redruth,
Cornwall, on yesterday. The cable mes
sage to The MINER was delivered to-day
and comes with the compliments Of the
editor OF the leading paper there. Carkeek
appears to have had the better of it, the
referee being with him, but the match was
undecided. Our Cornish friends will find
some interesting matter concerning the
match in our sporting news columns.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

Jacob Sharpe is slowly sinking under the
justice. It 10 not from remorse that he
suffers. His conscience is hardened to any
pangs OF that sort. Had he not been con-
victed We should have heard but little il
anything about his health,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

The ~upspeakable Turks having failed to
sign the new treaty the lordly Salisbury
says Sir Drummond Wolfe will be with
drawn from Constantinople. This menace
may yet be some serious complications to
the situation and the sick mans disorders
greatly aggravated. The Turk must have
a strong support against his spinal column
to take such a position while the lion is
roaring mad.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

The Ohio laboring mans convention
wan free lunches abolished, claiming that
they are a species Of bribery to secure
saloon patronage. The members OF the
convention must have their board bills
paid while at Columbus.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
The County Fathers.

The Board Of County Commissioners met
yesterday and continued the examination
Of accounts against the county for road
work, Justices and constables' fees, care of
the poor. gas and electric lighting, etc.,
amounting to nearly $4,000. A commu-
nication was received from the Burlington
school trustees informing the Commits
sioners that they had levied a special tax
of one mill for school purposes. which was
placed on file, Justices Herbert, Dingevon
and Lippincott presented their reports of
fees collected during June and Treasurer's
in duplicate for the anne The
Board adjourned to Friday At 10 =! nj
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

Our esteemed contemporary, the Helena
Independent, denies that it takes it's Wash
ington specials from The MINER. It could
save expense and make just as good time
by pursuing that policy. 1t is welcome to
our Spokane special of yesterday in regard
to the railroad wreck.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

Judge Deadly of the United States Circuit
Court of Oregon decides that under the
interstate act railroad COM
panies cannot issue passes to the families
OF their employees. This win tend to depre-
ciate the volume OF the passenger traffic,
should it be sustained by the Supreme
Court to which it will doubtless be ap-
pealed.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

Mr.. Blaine is boarding the lion in his den
With that reckless daring which character.
ICES him. Through his seductive wiles he
has lursd the Lord Mayor out on q lark to
Edinburg when be will there secure "the
freedom of Edenborotown" as q matter OF
courtesy. On the trip the party has .
royal car, and once there a coach-and-four
will not be b yond their seeking. Andrew
Carnegie and his bride will entertain the
while in Edinbu1g. In the
meantime John Sherman is reading the
cables in the papers with intensified in
tAneat.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
The tin foil soldiers had the magnificent

The tin foil soldiers had the magnificent
nerve to try to work Helena. Their
in the Opera House, but Manager Mcguire
was afraid their fiery steeds would buck
them through the scenery or fire them
through the flies when the audience
got too demonstrative with rejected
hon fruit and decayed vegetables.
So the soldier started south again, passing
through Butte last night under the cover
OF friendly darkness. They diDed sump-
tuously on Silver Bow sandwiches, STRICTLY
incOQ.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

W. are pleased to that the
Helena races were q financial success, some
thing unusual for the July meeting. With
the interest that IL being taken in sports,
it would seem that success should crown
we'll directed efforts. Butte had lots OF
fun and don't care for expense. Helena
owes Butte an obligation for giving the tin
foil soldiers a southern send OH a. they had
been threatening the capital with q vista.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

Our esteemed contemporary, the Denver
Republican, with it's usual precision grasps
the situation in Montana, as will be seen
by reference to our railroad columns,
where it's able exposition Of our resources
and development is reproduced in it's en-
tireitv.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

The success of yesterdays street demon
stration shows what may be accomplished
by the citizens of Butte when they act in
concert. Now let this harmonious spirit
assert itself in promoting public enterprises
and everything that tends to better our
condition.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

The discriminating locust. having looked
over the field has lit upo the famous
Park region in Minnesota and having
transferred those fertile fields into . desc
late waste, he will proceed BY slow stages
on south into Kansas)where be will starve
to death, as the summers SUE will antici-
pate bis advent by consuming tho v,geta-
tation.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

The war that has been inaugurated on
wolves in Northern Montana by the use Of
hounds is q winner. The pests are being
bagged by the dozen. To hunt them with
hounds is combining business with pleas
ure. Any kind of business nom which fun
can be extracted is most commendable.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

One Of the freaks OF the Western Union
service night before last was to give The
MINERS specials of the Bellevue races in
Idaho and the Denver special of the funeral
of Mr.. Sands in Denver, the benefit OF the
long haul around by Omaha and St. Paul,
through Helena. Through a lucky chance
they came through Silver Bow Canyon
without getting hung up on one OF the
shaky poles.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

There was decidedly a bearish feeling in
the stock market on yesterday, which re-
suited largely from the feeling that there
was a combine against one operator, per-
haps to crush him as Gould and Sage did
Field so successfully the other day in the
matter Of Manhattan. There are premo-
nitions OF more trouble between the big
hears and the bulls.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

Miss Elizabeth Maud jerome, = New
Haven heiress, must have more money
than brains for she changed her anne to
Mrs. Yam Phon Lee. However, the white
dudes of New Haven may be made of such
poor material that Maud preferred q Celes-
tial to q chuEap,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

The sporting spirit seems to have seized
on Philipsburg with q strong grip. Ranch
ers are reported to be wagering their wealth
on the two thousand dollar race to be run
there on the seventeenth. See sporting
column.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

With all of the reckless fun and fire
works and deadly arenic combats, THE
MINER congratulates the community ON
the fact that it has no accidents to chroni.
Gle to-day. Guardian angels must have
lowered over Butte on Monday.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

The great contest between tin foil soldiers
at the fair grounds came nearer reviving
the days OF the Vieilantes IN Montana than
it did the age OF chivalry. But the ''soldiers"
skipped promptly to work their fake on
some other unsuspecting community.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

The Associated Press report was
smuggled after a fashion around through
Portland again last night. The tow
string which serves the Western Union
between here and Dillon was again in q
state Of suspended animation.